Come now, Calapine! Your take on Chronos is blighted by your age. When I was four years old, I loved 'The Time Monster'. I loved it for the Master, for Atlantis, for TOMTIT (I wanted one of those), and, of course, for the High Comedy Ending. But most of all, I loved Chronos! What a terrifying spectacle, the sight of Chronos going wild in a laboratory, eating the hell out of everybody in sight. That was Doctor Who at its very best. Of course, in retrospect, it looked a bit awful - I know this now. Things have changed; my cynical nature has set in.
But I recall all the same that at four, as I said, Chronos was just fine. Not my favourite monster by a wide margin, I will admit, but an acceptable one. And that was just fine, because this is the sort of story which is designed to appeal most to one of my tender age, who just likes something terribly imaginative. Even the Myrka, at such an age, looked just fine, however abysmal he was. And that Giant Rat was bloody amazing.
But the Vardans - my God. Even then I knew they were rubbish. Even then! Say what you will about the others, but the Vardans are the worst monsters ever, ever. Ever.
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Date: 2007-06-08 10:50 pm (UTC)But I recall all the same that at four, as I said, Chronos was just fine. Not my favourite monster by a wide margin, I will admit, but an acceptable one. And that was just fine, because this is the sort of story which is designed to appeal most to one of my tender age, who just likes something terribly imaginative. Even the Myrka, at such an age, looked just fine, however abysmal he was. And that Giant Rat was bloody amazing.
But the Vardans - my God. Even then I knew they were rubbish. Even then! Say what you will about the others, but the Vardans are the worst monsters ever, ever. Ever.